A Practical Guide to Local Anesthetic Options for Wide-awake Hand Surgery (WALANT): A Laboratory-based Experimental Study

A Practical Guide to Local Anesthetic Options for Wide-awake Hand Surgery (WALANT): A Laboratory-based Experimental Study

Summary:. Ongoing supply chain issues are impacting local anesthetic availability, limiting choices for hand surgery under local anesthesia (wide-awake local anesthesia no tourniquet [WALANT] hand surgery). WALANT can be safely performed using multiple local anesthesia preparations; however, epineph...

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Main Authors:	Ahmad AlShammari, MD, Julia M. Harrison, PhD, Bradley Greene, MD, M. Kwesi Kwofie, MD, FRCPC, Donald H. Lalonde, MD, MSc, FRCSC, Emily M. Krauss, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer 2025-05-01
Series:	Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:	http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000006730
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